योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-30

दृष्ट्वैव दृश्यताभासं स्वरूपं धारयन्स्थितः ।
स्वं यथा यत्र यद्रूपं प्रतिभाति तथैव तत् ॥ ३० ॥

dṛṣṭvaiva dṛśyatābhāsaṃ svarūpaṃ dhārayansthitaḥ ,
svaṃ yathā yatra yadrūpaṃ pratibhāti tathaiva tat 30

30. dṛṣṭvā eva dṛśyatā-ābhāsam svarūpam dhārayan sthitaḥ
svam yathā yatra yat rūpam pratibhāti tathā eva tat

30. dṛśyatā-ābhāsam dṛṣṭvā eva svarūpam dhārayan sthitaḥ svam yatra yathā yat rūpam pratibhāti,
tat tathā eva

30. Having merely perceived the appearance of the visible world, the Self (ātman) remains established in its own true nature (svarūpa). Whatever form its own Self (ātman) manifests, wherever and however it appears, it is indeed that.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, merely, only

• दृश्यता-आभासम् (dṛśyatā-ābhāsam) - the appearance of perceptibility, the manifestation of the visible world

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - one's own form, true nature, essential nature

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding, sustaining, maintaining

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, established, abiding

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, whenever

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, manifests, shines forth, becomes clear

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, merely, only

• तत् (tat) - that, it

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, merely, only

(indeclinable)

दृश्यता-आभासम् (dṛśyatā-ābhāsam) - the appearance of perceptibility, the manifestation of the visible world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛśyatā-ābhāsa

dṛśyatā-ābhāsa - appearance of perceptibility, manifestation of visibility

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛśyatā+ābhāsa)

• dṛśyatā – perceptibility, visibility, the state of being seen
  noun (feminine)
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, illusion, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - one's own form, true nature, essential nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, true nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding, sustaining, maintaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhṛ - to hold, bear, maintain

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causative stem dhāraya-

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, established, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, established, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - self, one's own, kin

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place, whenever

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, nature

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, manifests, shines forth, becomes clear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, merely, only

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

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